The Thousand Islands

Holly says:

We spent only one night on Association Island, at the Association Island RV Resort and Marina. The place was a little less than we expected. For example, the advertised restaurant had been closed since last year, the promised wifi was nonexistant, and the beach was rendered unusable due to geese droppings!! They kindly gave us a handout explaining the geese situation and we were surprised to learn that each goose produces 2 pounds of droppings per day. Enough said.

On Saturday we decided to head out for Clayton, NY, in the Thousand Islands. On the way, as we were travelling on Lake Ontario, we lost both engines. We bobbed around for about 40 mintues while John figured out that there was not enough vacuum in the fuel line for the starboard engine, so he made the appropriate correction. We then turned into the St. Lawrence River and found our way to Clayton. This town claims to be the place where Thousand Islands salad dressing was created. We docked at the Islander Marina. The top photo is of the town--very nice but pricey shoppes (I'm using their spelling).

Yesterday (Sunday) we went on a tour of the Boldt Castle on Heart Island. George Boldt, the owner of Heart Island and partner in the Waldorf-Astoria, started construction of the castle in 1900. It was meant to be a Valentine's Day gift for his wife, Louise. Unfortunately, Louise died in 1904 before construction could be completed. George Boldt never returned to the island and construction halted. In the present day, the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority undertook rehabiliation of the castle, which had deteriorated during all those years since George Boldt left. The next 8 photos after Clayton town were taken on Heart Island (Digger--this is for you!). In the second photo, see if you can find the duck hiding amid the flowers. The last photo is of one of the many beautiful homes along the river.

Ciao for now...